Skip to main content

“No elegance is possible without perfume. It is unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory” – Coco Chanel.
As the world evolve, perfume have become part of us just like how we cannot survive without our phone. There are thousands of perfumes in the world and choosing one to match your style might be a challenge. Head down to Jetaime Perfumey Workshop(https://www.perfumeworkshop.com) which specialist in natives’ orchids of Singapore scent. It will be an interesting weekends experience where you craft your own perfume from the scratch. From choosing your favourite ingredients to mixing it in test-tubes to match your likings. It gives you an opportunity to create a unique scent that will makes people remember you!
While exploring those fragrances oils from the workshop, have you wonder how does it differ from essential oils?
Here is a quick summary of the differences between fragrance oil and essential oils:
Fragrance oils are synthetic products thus they do not have any therapeutic properties. They are mainly just oils that have a pleasant scent and are widely used in many modern perfumes.
On the other hand, essential oils are natural product that are being extracted from plants. These oils are usually used in aromatherapy to help ease muscle pain, emotional problems, menstrual issues, skin problems, arthritis and more.
Before essential oils become a popular home remedies, plants were already being used for its therapeutic properties in other ways. Some examples of therapeutic orchid plant will be as follows:

Bulbophyllum ambrosia (Hance) Schltr.
Chinese name: Fangxuianshidou Lan, Xiangshidou Lan
Chinese medicinal name: Fangzhucao

This plant is being use in Chinese herbal medicine. The decoction of the plant was used to treat hepatitis, coughs and heat in the lungs.

Bulbophyllum andersonii (Hook. f.) J.J. Smith
Chinese names: Shumaojuanban Lan, Chenhongjuanban
Chinese medicinal name: Yipicao

The entire plant is used for expelling wind, improving blood flow, stopping coughs and clearing retention of food. The decoction of the plant is also useful to treat rheumatism. Furthermore, it can be used as an ingredient for soup to improve feminine weakness.

Bulbophyllum careyanum (Hook.) Sprengel

The pseudobulbs and leaves of the plant is made into poultices to treat burns on the skin.


Bulbophyllum cariniflorum Rchb. f.
Chinese name: Jianyeshiduo Lan
Indian name: Sumura

In India, paste made from the dried roots, together with black pepper and cow’s milk is taken for several days to induce abortion during the first.




Try our Scent-osa workshop at Imbiah Lookout. or pefume team bonding. Worried about what it is goign to be? Why not take a personality test first? Click for female and male personaity test . For results click here









Photo credits: OrchidRoots, miejue.net, Bhaktar B. Raskoti









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Therapeutic Orchids of Asia – The family of Acampe Lindl

Orchids have been used as traditional healing system, as well as in the treatment of a number of diseases since the ancient time.  We bring you some of the most beneficial Orchids used in traditional Asian medicine. We use these orchids at our DIY perfume workshop, where you can use these perfume oils to create your signature scent ( www.PerfumeWorkshop.com ).  There are approximately ten species of Acampe across India, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and southern China. We will talk about 3 in detail. Orchids are well-known for decorative and aromatic values rather than its medicinal properties.   Three of the species mentioned below are therapeutic orchids of Asia and  has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times.  They are: 1.      Acampe carinata  2.      Acampe praemorsa  3.      Acampe rigida Hunt Acampe  is a monopodial epip...
Post a Comment
Read more

Therapeutic Orchid - Anoectochilus Blume

Subject to individual senses preference, a fragrance can be an expression that make a statement. People uses perfume fragrance to define their mood of the day, from warm to lively to serious scents. Thus, it is inevitable to own a couples of perfume from different category. Out of all fragrance scent, floral scents are of much fun to play around with. One can mix them in the direction they want, it can vary from sweet soft tone for casual use to heavy musky tone for a late-night date. In Jet’aime PerfumeryWorkshop , it offers a wide range of floral scent and scents from other category for individual to mix and create their own scent. Be prepared to work your nose for their two-hour workshop, bring your friend along as they also offer for small group packages. There are a few popular orchids that such as Vanda Miss Joaquim that are well-loved by many. But there are many more orchids that provide us medicinal benefits such as the orchid genus - Anoectochilus Blume. Also known as Ji...
Post a Comment
Read more

Therapeutic Orchid - Anacamptis

Choosing the perfect scent can be quite intimidating especially if you are buying a perfume for the first time. It is like choosing an expensive wine, you do not want to feel embarrassed by not knowing which wine goes well with the food you ordered.   In perfumery industry, the choices are almost endless, from floral scents to sweet vanilla to musky-woody scents. This is just the initial stage, you still need to know which perfume scent is appropriate for day or night. So, for the newcomer who faced difficulties in choosing a perfume off the shelves, you can always visit J et’aime Perfumery Workshop to explore the different scents and create your unique perfume. There are workshops conducted for couples, bridal showers, birthday parties and corporate team building and it is a place you will not want to miss out if you are fragrances lovers. With majority of ingredients coming from natives’ orchids of Singapore, it is no doubt you can create a beautiful orchids perfume in the w...
Post a Comment
Read more